The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
Job
WisdomAs a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThey have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTo whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
Hebrews
General EpistlesBe thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
Judges
HistoryAnd David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.
2 Samuel
HistoryThe instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelFor whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownNow when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomJesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
Genesis
LawWho hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.
Genesis
Law / MosesConcerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsMany days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.